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  | | The Cambridge Companion to the Arthurian Legend(1st Edition) (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Elizabeth Archibald, Ad Putter Paperback, 281 Pages, Published 2009 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-67788-2, ISBN: 0-521-67788-2 "For more than a thousand years, the adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table have been retold across Europe. They have inspired some of the most important works of European literature, particularly in the medieval period: the romances of Chrétien de Troyes, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. In the nineteenth century, interest in the Arthurian legend rev ..." |
 | | Incest and the Medieval Imagination(1st Edition) by Elizabeth Archibald Hardcover, 312 Pages, Published 2001 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-811209-9, ISBN: 0-19-811209-2 "Incest is a remarkably frequent theme in medieval literature; it occurs in a wide range of genres, including romances, saints's lives, and exempla. Historically, the Church in the later Middle Ages was very concerned about breaches of the complex laws against incest, which was defined very broadly at the time to cover family relationships outside the nuclear family and also spiritual relationships through baptism. Medieval writers accep ..." |
 | | Apollonius of Tyre(1st Edition) Medieval and Renaissance Themes and Variations by Elizabeth Archibald Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 1991 by D.S.Brewer ISBN-13: 978-0-85991-316-4, ISBN: 0-85991-316-3 "The Historia Apollonii is a rare Latin example of a genre of literature more fully attested in Greek, the so-called `Greek romance' - popular stories which involve lovers or families separated byshipwreck and misfortune and eventually joyfully reunited. It was one of the most widely and continuously read texts to survive from late Antiquity through the middle ages and into the Renaissance almost unchanged. Elizabeth Archibald's study of ..." |
 | | Romance Rewritten The Evolution of Middle English Romance: A Tribute to Helen Cooper (Studies in Medieval Romance) by Elizabeth Archibald, Megan G. Leitch, Corinne Saunders, Ad Putter, Andrew Lynch, Barry A. Windeatt, Christopher Cannon, Jill Mann, Julia Boffey, Marcel Elias, Marco Nievergelt, Miriam Edlich-Muth, Professo Cartlidge Hardcover, 310 Pages, Published 2018 by Ds Brewer ISBN-13: 978-1-84384-509-6, ISBN: 1-84384-509-1 "The essays here reconsider the protean nature of Middle English romance. The contributors examine both the cultural unity of romance and its many variations, reiterations and reimaginings, including its contexts and engagements with other discourses and forms, as they were "re-written" during the Middle Ages and beyond. Ranging across popular, anonymous English and courtly romances, and taking in the works of Chaucer and Arthurian roman ..." |
 | | Arthurian Literature XXXIV (Hardback) by Elizabeth Archibald, David F. Johnson Hardcover, 177 Pages, Published 2018 by Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-84384-483-9, ISBN: 1-84384-483-4 "The continued influence and significance of the legend of Arthur are demonstrated by the articles collected in this volume." |
 | | Arthurian Literature XXXII by Elizabeth Archibald, David F. Johnson Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2015 by D. S. Brewer ISBN-13: 978-1-84384-396-2, ISBN: 1-84384-396-X "Literature and material culture form the main themes of this volume. Heraldic imagery is studied in medieval and early modern Tristan embroideries. Scribal modifications of Malory's Morte Darthur in the Winchester manuscript are analysed in an essay that considers the ""bibliographic text"" in its manuscript or print context. The use of space in the portrayal of emotion in the Middle English Stanzaic Morte Arthur demonstrates the sophis ..." |
 | | Arthurian Literature XXXIII (Volume 33) by Elizabeth Archibald, David F. Johnson Hardcover, 232 Pages, Published 2016 by D.S. Brewer ISBN-13: 978-1-84384-450-1, ISBN: 1-84384-450-8 "A wide range of Arthurian material is discussed here, reflecting its diversity, and enduring vitality. Geoffrey of Monmouth's best-selling Historia regum Britannie is discussed in the context of Geoffrey's reception in Wales and the relationship between Latin and Welsh literary culture. Two essays deal with the Middle English Ywain and Gawain: the first offers a comparative study of the Middle English poem alongside Chretien's Yvain ..." |
 | | Arthurian Literature XXXI by Elizabeth Archibald, David F. Johnson Hardcover, 220 Pages, Published 2014 by D. S. Brewer ISBN-13: 978-1-84384-386-3, ISBN: 1-84384-386-2 "The studies collected in this volume demonstrate the enduring vitality of the Arthurian legend in a wide range of places, times and media. Chrétien's Conte du Graal features first in a study of the poem's place in its Anglo-Norman context, followed by four essays on Malory's Morte Darthur. Two of these deal with the significance of wounds and wounding in Malory's text, while the third explores the problematic aspects of sleep and the "s ..." |
 | | Arthurian Literature Arthurian Literature XXX Volume 30 2013 Hardcover(Updated) by Elizabeth Archibald, David F. Johnson Hardcover, 187 Pages, Published 2013 by D.S.Brewer ISBN-13: 978-1-84384-362-7, ISBN: 1-84384-362-5 "The richness and interdisciplinarity of the Arthurian tradition are well represented by the essays collected here, which range from early Celtic texts to twentieth-century children's books, and include discussion of Welsh, Irish, English, French and Latin material in both literary and historical contexts. Many of the articles focus on less well-known late medieval versions of the legend, a somewhat neglected area until recently: an Iris ..." |
 | | Arthurian Literature XXVI(Updated) by Elizabeth Archibald, David F. Johnson Hardcover, 232 Pages, Published 2010 by D.S.Brewer ISBN-13: 978-1-84384-211-8, ISBN: 1-84384-211-4 "The Arthurian material collected in this volume ranges widely in time and space, from a Latin romance based on Welsh sources to the post-Christian Arthur of modern fiction and film. It begins with a tribute to the late Derek Brewer, a reprinting of the classic introduction to his edition of the last two tales of Malory's Morte Darthur. Further subjects covered include a possible source manuscript for Malory's first tale; the "Arthuricit ..." |
 | | The Cambridge Companion to the Arthurian Legend(1st Edition) (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Elizabeth Archibald, Ad Putter Hardcover, 286 Pages, Published 2009 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-86059-8, ISBN: 0-521-86059-8 "For more than a thousand years, the adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table have been retold across Europe. They have inspired some of the most important works of European literature, particularly in the medieval period: the romances of Chretien de Troyes, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. In the nineteenth century, interest in the Arthurian legend rev ..." |
 | | Arthurian Literature XXV (Arthurian Literature) by Elizabeth Archibald, David F. Johnson, David Frame Johnson Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2008 by D.S.Brewer ISBN-13: 978-1-84384-171-5, ISBN: 1-84384-171-1 "The essays in this volume represent a wide range of Arthurian subjects, reaching as far back as the sixth century, and as far forward as the nineteenth; they include studies of Arthur as an icon of an independent England in the reign of Henry VIII, the source of Geoffrey of Monmouth's knowledge of Merlin, Malory's Morte Darthur, and the works of Chretien - both in literature and in depictions of scenes from his romances in ivory caskets ..." |
 | | A Companion to Malory (Arthurian Studies) by Elizabeth Archibald Hardcover, 278 Pages, Published 1997 by D.S.Brewer ISBN-13: 978-0-85991-443-7, ISBN: 0-85991-443-7 "This collection of original essays by an international group of distinguished medievalists provides a comprehensive introduction to the great work of Sir Thomas Malory, which will be indispensable for both students and scholars. It is divided into three main sections, on Malory in context, the art of the Morte Darthur, and its reception in later years. As well as essays on the eight tales which make up the Morte Darthur, there are studi ..." |
 | | Ask the Past Pertinent and Impertinent Advice from Yesteryear by Elizabeth Archibald 240 Pages, Published 2015 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-1-4735-2229-9, ISBN: 1-4735-2229-3 "Here are the answers to the questions you’ve always wanted to ask – 'How do I impress my boss?' or 'How do I put out a fire' – and some that you didn’t know you needed to." |
 | | The Cambridge Companion to the Arthurian Legend by Elizabeth Archibald, Ad Putter 261 Pages, Published 2009 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-139-82781-2, ISBN: 1-139-82781-2 "Elizabeth Archibald, Ad Putter. otherworldly castle, making polite conversation with Arthurian characters (eg his grandmother Ygerna, Arthur's mother) who should long be dead. Four continuators of Chrétien's Story of the Grail took up the story ... us the Grail is the cup of the Last Supper, given by Pilate to Jesus' disciple Joseph of Arimathea. In the Vulgate Cycle Quest of the Holy Grail, the Grail becomes an emanation of the di ..." |
 | | A Companion to Romance(1st Edition) From Classical to Contemporary by Corinne J. Saunders, Elizabeth Archibald, Derek Brewer, Richard Cronin, David Fairer, Robert Fraser, David Fuller, Jerrold E. Hogle, Kathryn Hume Paperback, 580 Pages, Published 2007 by Wiley-Blackwell Ilustrado ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-6727-7, ISBN: 1-4051-6727-0 "Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day Incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance s special relation to women readers Compri ..." |
 | | Incest and the Medieval Imagination by Elizabeth Archibald 312 Pages, Published 2001 by Oup Oxford ISBN-13: 978-0-19-154085-1, ISBN: 0-19-154085-4 "She gives birth to a son, and sends a messenger to her husband; but the messenger lodges with the jealous queen-mother, who alters the letter to say that Joie has borne a monster. The king is distressed, but writes back that mother and baby should be kept safe till his return. Again the messenger lodges with the queen-mother, who alters the letter to say that Joie and her baby are to be burned. The kind provost takes pity on them a ..." |
 | | A Companion to Malory(Updated) (Arthurian Studies) by Elizabeth Archibald Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 1997 by Boye6 ISBN-13: 978-0-85991-520-5, ISBN: 0-85991-520-4 "This collection of original essays by an international group of distinguished medievalists provides a comprehensive introduction to the great work of Sir Thomas Malory, which will be indispensable for both students and scholars. It is divided into three main sections, on Malory in context, the art of the Morte Darthur, and its reception in later years. As well as essays on the eight tales which make up the Morte Darthur, there are studi ..." |
 | | Ask the Past(Illustrated) Pertinent and Impertinent Advice from Yesteryear by Elizabeth P. Archibald Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2015 by Hachette Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-29889-6, ISBN: 0-316-29889-1 |
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